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‎A prosecution witness, Ajayi Michael Folaseye, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, how he rejected a $7,000 bribe allegedly offered by a colleague seeking access to Premium Trust Bank’s internal systems.

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‎Ajayi, who is the first prosecution witness gave his testimony before Justice Alexander Owoeye in the ongoing trial of two bank employees, Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola.

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‎The defendants, alongside three others, Samson Latshin Dakup, Bolaji Omotosho Yinka, and Sunday Badeniyi Okunola, are facing a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal.

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‎They are being prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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‎According to a statement by the EFCC on its official X handle, Ajayi narrated how one of the defendants approached him with the offer in exchange for unauthorised access to the bank’s internal infrastructure.

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‎“I was offered $7,000 to provide access into the bank’s internal system, but I refused and immediately reported the incident,” he said.

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‎The EFCC stated that the trial is part of ongoing efforts to tackle financial crimes within the banking sector.

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‎The defendants were arraigned following investigations into an alleged scheme to defraud the bank by exploiting internal system loopholes with the help of insider collaborators.

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‎The case has been adjourned, and further proceedings are expected to continue as the EFCC presents more witnesses

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